2007 Tahoe Rear Door Handle

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The right rear door handle came off on my 2007 Chevy Tahoe. Door assembly still works. How do I put it back together?

 

[zach2011]

Is it broken? How did it come off?

In any case you'd have to remove the door panel to get access to where the handle bolts in.

 

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My daughter pulled on it thinking it was unlocked and pulled the handle off from the outside.

How would I take off the door panel or is this a job left up to a professional?

Thanks for your help.

 

[zach2011]

I'm 16 and I've done the door panel many times. It's not so bad.

First, pry up the window switch panel and unplug the harness.

Then there are 2 covers on the panel you need to remove with a flat-head screw driver. One is located behind the inside door handle, it's a little hard to get to. The other one is behind the door pull, where you wrap your hand around to pull the door shut. In total there are 3 bolts.

Here is a diagram to show the locations:

After that, you unhook the door latch cable, some people use needle-nose pliers to do this.

Then the door panel will be completely free and you can set it aside.